u/4prayingmantis

I’m currently going through a big dilemma about what i should pursue, as a 20 year old who’s currently a college student and is pursuing a marketing degree ( a master’s degree), this past year, i have been pursuing my passion if biology, and self studying it and learning it, intensely, it is a field i’m deeply passionate about ( i love learning about biology in general, zoology , neuroscience, evolutionary biology) ; and it feels like i have probably made the wrong choice by pursuing a marketing degree (i have done it because i couldnt get into the schools i was aiming for, and the college that im currently enrolling in is prestegious, so i wouldn’t have a problem finding a job…) but this still feels like im contradicting my beliefs, at heart, i love science, and even if technically economics are considered a branch of science, it’s not what provides me with the burning passion that only learning biology can keep lit… and this all in itself feels like a loss of potential, like i could have said fuck it and still quit what i’m doing and try my luck again, and actually utilize my passion and study something i’m deeply curious about, but i couldn’t muster up the courage, i chose the safe option, is to not waste 2+ year worth of rent in another city, of studies and time… and to stay.

I’m considering applying for a biology degree after i get done with this and get my diplomas, maybe find a way to merge the two fields, economics and science (maybe working in a pharmaceutical company where scientific knowledge would be valuable, or just forgetting about economics all together and giving my it my all, or just maybe dropping this idea all together, because maybe a passion can stay.. simply a passion, and it doesn’t necessarly need to become a way to put bread on the table).

i frankly do not know, i feel lost, but one thing i’m sure of : is my love for science and learning.

any help or insight would be welcome, drop in your thoughts.. and thank you for reading :)

I’m currently going through a big dilemma about what i should pursue, as a 20 year old who’s currently a college student and is pursuing a marketing degree ( a master’s degree), this past year, i have been pursuing my passion if biology, and self studying it and learning it, intensely, it is a field i’m deeply passionate about ( i love learning about biology in general, zoology , neuroscience, evolutionary biology) ; and it feels like i have probably made the wrong choice by pursuing a marketing degree (i have done it because i couldnt get into the schools i was aiming for, and the college that im currently enrolling in is prestegious, so i wouldn’t have a problem finding a job…) but this still feels like im contradicting my beliefs, at heart, i love science, and even if technically economics are considered a branch of science, it’s not what provides me with the burning passion that only learning biology can keep lit… and this all in itself feels like a loss of potential, like i could have said fuck it and still quit what i’m doing and try my luck again, and actually utilize my passion and study something i’m deeply curious about, but i couldn’t muster up the courage, i chose the safe option, is to not waste 2+ year worth of rent in another city, of studies and time… and to stay.

I’m considering applying for a biology degree after i get done with this and get my diplomas, maybe find a way to merge the two fields, economics and science (maybe working in a pharmaceutical company where scientific knowledge would be valuable, or just forgetting about economics all together and giving my it my all, or just maybe dropping this idea all together, because maybe a passion can stay.. simply a passion, and it doesn’t necessarly need to become a way to put bread on the table).

i frankly do not know, i feel lost, but one thing i’m sure of : is my love for science and learning.

any help or insight would be welcome, drop in your thoughts.. and thank you for reading :)